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* ''[[Terror Island]]'' applies alliteration when [http://terrorisland.net/strips/148.html flaunting flashbacks.]

* In ''Neurotically Yours'', the character Piltz-E the squirrel speaks in this manner.

* In ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'', the space station manager Mister Aliss speaks in a very odd dialect characterized by using a lot of unnecessary "-ings", poor understanding of metaphors, and painfully arranged grammar (example: "You suspect? What is of the suspectings?"). From that Tagon identifies him {{spoiler|(~~wrongly~~)}} as a part of a class of diplomats raised underwater among the Celeschul native species ~~who grew up speaking Galstandard Peroxide, the preferred language of aquatic sophonts~~.

* In ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'', the space station manager Mister Aliss speaks in a very odd dialect characterized by using a lot of unnecessary "-ings", poor understanding of metaphors, and painfully arranged grammar (example: "You suspect? What is of the suspectings?"). From that Tagon identifies him as someone more used to speaking Galstandard Peroxide, the preferred language of aquatic sophonts {{spoiler|(correct)}}, specifically a part of a class of diplomats raised underwater among the Celeschul native species {{spoiler|(wrong)}}.

* "[[Starslip]]": after a conversation with Mr. Jinx about how laughably simple human languages are, a fellow Cirbozoid speaks with total disregard for word order.

* [http://www.neorice.com/aptgg_215 Lacey] from ''[[A Path to Greater Good]]''. Later subverted when he no longer has to impress people and speaks normally instead.

* ''[[Irregular Webcomic]]'' gives a [http://www.irregularwebcomic.net/321.html simple reason] for Yoda's speech pattern.